Chapter 8: Q75P (page 377)
Which loses a proton more readily: a methyl group bonded to cyclohexane or a methyl group bonded to benzene?
Short Answer
The methyl group on benzene can lose a proton easier than the methyl group on cyclohexane.
Chapter 8: Q75P (page 377)
Which loses a proton more readily: a methyl group bonded to cyclohexane or a methyl group bonded to benzene?
The methyl group on benzene can lose a proton easier than the methyl group on cyclohexane.
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Refer to the electrostatic potential maps on p. 368 to answer the following questions:
a. Why is the bottom part of the electrostatic potential map of pyrrole blue?
b. Why is the bottom part of the electrostatic potential map of pyridine red?
c. Why is the center of the electrostatic potential map of benzene more red than the center of the electrostatic
potential map of pyridine?
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b. For each species, indicate the most stable resonance contributor.
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